Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-19

The sppea o. .-ov lrmspee ty tine mas-
te- q the e-nout state grange for the a..
p1ntmeut o. counse. o. represent the peo-
i.ls ai the state iu the approaching hearing
before IN. interstate commerce cu1uulsslo-.
81 Rutland mas resulted Ill the designation
rv the governor II Col. L. hAsEIus q bra,.
tleu1ro o. act lu that capacI1y-au appoint
rnea- winch is both complimentary b. Col
Hasklus and au assurance that the inter
es1s af 1ur people vii te looked after with
ability and FIDELITY
The facrs winch nave led g. TINS action
are 3D. urlst that the boston e. Albany rail
road company. q Massachusetts corporation
which zoe. large through western Dusl-
ness iilel b complaint witt the interstate
commission alleging tns- the combination
1t rall-1al cumuaules known g. the Ma
t1ua' Despatch line was carving western
treir1t- g, less prlee than such b service
could us pr1tlAuiy performed The ran
roads forming the NEnona- Despatch lne
are the boston O. Lowell. the Concord and
the Northern ot New Hampshire the Cen
ira T e-mout and the Grand Trunk Up
au the reception % thv complaint q the
boston G. Albany company the commission
gave uuJl-e THAI hearing would be- held
al hutlana u1 september Isl wneu al en-
mont residents might appear AM present
their -rlevAuo=s i any Tins gave the
state grange the opportunity for Ihelr Or
uoL AM since the appointment % cd
HasKiu- a. counsel for the people Of the
stal=. complaint and intervention Oh the
ua-- at TIE grange mas been flei with the
clmmlssllu alleging tha, the defendant
clmuanles winch compose the National Des
patch line charge higher rates for CARRYING
freight from Boston o. such : ermont points
a. 81 Albau. burlington Niddieuury
h1tlanl ana ulauv others. lAAD they d. for
CARRYING sImilAr frelcht- from boston g.
Montreal Detroit. Aul other n1rtherIv am
westerly point, As al iiusrrauou II AZ
uear- taar the tariff ior the siz elAss-, %
freight iron boston b. Detr1Ii are .. -.
~. 49, ~ ana cents Der hundred resl,-c-
ryeIr aul o. Mauirea - 49, 80. -. -
aui cents respectively. while o. - Al
uau. Tie rate is g.. o. A. .. -. and T.
cents per hundred for TIE same elAsses %.
freight Tn. complaint ais alleges lnA-
sucl charges o. points i'll \ ermoui b. ez
ornIraut. unreasonable. Aua routrEry g
the provision, # t1- interstate r1mmerc.
az
Tine defendants 1euv lnat the JOINT tart
q tn- Nations. Despatch lime constitute
81 arrangement for conuuuou. -arrlaG,
within -1- meaning -l tne h-sr section o.
lie interstate law Uut e u doe. ih4y q
Oh 2. SLY. then tue point tariff from boston
l. - Aluans makes q wholly different lu-
from the one made boy the POINT tariff q
t1- NauouEl Despatch nne within the mean
III u The interstate law The EuCllsl q
TINS appears - 10. TIA. when frelcnts 81
earned from boston through L. Moutrel
or Detroit j, l. rne Nauona. Despatc1 IN
which does the business bul when tnev ~
only earned o. - Alnaus or some 01he
+ ermouI pulu1 il Is the Central erIno1
company simply winch Is the agent Of tran.
po-La1Iau ljIne- points ralse1 IL dem.
ar Ihat the CeutrAl Vermont coupsu
4 passes through suarseiv settled cou1rr-
inst IL local business i, small. tnEt there
10 dlssa1isiaCll1n OF complaint on the Ia,
~ the people most interested. ana that Il
movement l- SIMPLY Ihe act q ]eEloi
Viva winch wishes 30 break Gown or IuJui
d competitor business
- Inc hearing before the commission al
IIs result VII be awaited Win great int
6 est senator Edmunos vii appear II L
case Oh behalf Of tne peopl= though L
time doc, not permit hIu b take hold
Ile preliminary Wo-E winch falls b. The j
j o. Col has5lu. WITHIN the past WEI
/ NJ. hAsElus mas been IL c1DsulUaIl5u vi
! NJ. Lluulls IL the matter and ais VI
L. tn counsel q rae boston d Albany Coz
be pauy, and he l> now engaged IL EaIherll
Pc Aud serlIu- forth tne facts winch SHOW I
unjust Discrimination pracuce1 against L
people q our STATE